1 Amendments of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Council to allow the Union to meet its commitments in providing sufficient funding for a safe, high-quality food supply, climate action, environmental protection and for the Just Transition Mechanism and the Just Transition Fund, which the agriculture sector needs to benefit significantly from in order to reach the targets of the European Green Deal; notstresses that increased farming sustainability requirements demandto help meet climate and environmental targets in 2030, will necessitate substantial investment by farmers to avoid a decline in production and revenue caused by higher costs, and that this cannot be achieved without adequate CAP funding; draws attention to the fact that the COVID- 19 crisis highlighted the importance of Union food production and supply; recalls that food security and food chain sustainability require investments and support to farmers and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas;